Psychotherapy, Psychological Treatments and the Addictions

Cambridge University Press, 2/23/1996
EAN 9780521553575, ISBN10: 0521553571

Hardcover, 284 pages, 23.6 x 15.7 x 2 cm
Language: English

Treatment of an ever-increasing variety of addictive behaviours owes much to a wide range of psychotherapeutic approaches which have tended to roll continuously in and out of fashion. Over recent years, an initiative has been established to appraise critically the use of psychotherapy in all areas of psychiatry. This work serves as a timely review of psychological treatments in the addictions field and provides a rare combination of expertise both from addiction specialists and those who use psychotherapeutic approaches to solve a wide range of personal problems. Its coverage includes contextual ideas which are basic to the choice of approach to therapy, and an exploration of particular treatment strategies. Throughout, this volume is able both to provide authoritative statements and to engage the reader in the excitement of debate. It forms a valuable reference which is sure to appeal to a wide range of practitioners and researchers concerned with alcohol and drug problems.

Part I. Backgrounds to Therapeutic Understanding
1. Addictions over the life course
therapeutic implications G. E.Vaillant
2. Psychotherapy and the life cycle
individual and family C. Dare
3. Personal strengths and vulnerability in family and social context G. Gorrell Barnes
4. Therapy in the eye of history
three episodes from the 19th century experience G. Edwards
Part II. Treatments
5. Psychotherapy
why do some need more and some need less? S. Davidson
6. Addictive behaviour
the next clinic appointment G. Edwards
7. Advances in families and couples therapy E. Asen
8. Solution focused brief therapy
a co-operative approach to work with clients H. Ratner and D.Yandoli
9. Recent developments in cognitive and behavioural therapies R.Williams
10. Cognitive and behavioural treatments for substance misuse M. Gossop
11. Motivational issues in the treatment of addictive behaviour R. Davidson
12. Can 'stages of change' provide guidance in the treatment of addictions? A critical examination of Prochaska and Di Clemente's model S. Sutton
13. Group therapy and the addictions W. F alkowski
14. Alcoholics Anonymous as a mirror held up to nature G. Edwards
15. How therapeutic communities work K. Norton
Postscript
16. A small group experience J. Stern.

‘ … always thought-provoking … reads well, thanks to the skill and experience of the editors.’ Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine